The Best Gift Books for 2021 – Part I
Welcome to the Holiday Season! This is the time of year when we direct you to some of the most talented writers in the world! Yep, we at HumorOutcasts Press/Shorehouse Books/Corner Office […]
Author: Donna Cavanagh
Donna Cavanagh is founder of HumorOutcasts.com (HO) and the partner publishing company, HumorOutcasts Press which now includes the labels Shorehouse Books and Corner Office Books (HOPress-Shorehousebooks.com). As "den mother" to the more than 100 aspiring and accomplished writers, producers, comics and authors, Cavanagh's goal is to allow creativity to flow. She is a former journalist who made an unscheduled stop into humor more than 20 years ago. Her syndicated columns helped her gain a national audience when her work landed in the pages of First Magazine and USA Today. She teaches the how-to lessons of humor and publishing at conferences and workshops throughout the country including The Philadelphia Writers' Conference and Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop. The author of four humor books, Cavanagh hopes her latest book, How to Write and Share Humor: Techniques to Tickle Funny Bones and Win Fans, will encourage writers not only to embrace their humor talents but show them off as well.
BEWITCHING YOUTH-Submission for Humor Meets Horror Month
This is our first submission for Humor Meets Horror Month. This gem from Diane Arrelle. BIO: Diane Arrelle, the pen name of South Jersey writer Dina Leacock, has sold more than 350 short stories and […]
The Art of Letting Go, an Excerpt from One Heart With Courage: Essays and Stories
We are proud to excerpt this wonderful One Heart With Courage: Essays and Stories from our friend Teri Rizvi Who is the founder and director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop at the University of […]
Excerpt from Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh from Bill Spencer
Today, we are happy to share with you an excerpt from Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh by the wonderful Bill Spencer. Book Description: The 65 humor essays in Uranus Is […]
IRA SPIRO: Before Covid – an Excerpt from the Novel by Dan Naturman
We love that we get to excerpt this wonderful novel from stand-up comic Dan Naturman. As we formatted and read this book, we laughed and loved each page. Enjoy this excerpt from IRA SPIRO: before […]
When Students Grade the Teacher – Excerpt from Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh
When we read Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh by Bill Spencer, we laughed aloud so I guess that means the title lived up to the material. Seriously, HOPress was so […]
Get to Know The Writer’s Friend Amy Abbott and her New Book Centennial Farm Family
Amy Abbott is always the first one to help our new writers and authors, so we think it is only fitting that we give her a big nod for her new book Centennial Farm Family […]
Multiple Award-winning Sleeping between Giants Wins Best Humor Book 2021 International Book Award
Who Are These Giants and What Is That Sleeping Between Them? Humor columnist Dave Jaffe and his wife rescued a terrier, although why anyone would is beyond them. Jaffe’s multiple award-winning book Sleeping between Giants: […]
Get to Know Lee Gaitan author of the Funny and Inspiring My Pineapples Went to Houston
HumorOutcasts Press is so proud to launch the second edition of My Pineapples Went to Houston: Finding the Humor in My Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry from the talented Lee Gaitan. […]
HO Interview with Dave Jaffe Author of Sleeping between Giants: Life, If You Could Call It That, With A Terrier
We love HumorOutcasts’ writer Dave Jaffe and because we love his work, we are proud to help him re-launch his “pandemic–(who knew it was coming) launched book Sleeping between Giants: Life, If You Could Call […]